Agriculture: An Engine for Growth and Poverty

Recently, agriculture has been developing at an accelerated rate due to an improved policy environment, increased public spending, and a renewed strategic cooperation in the international community.
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Agriculture Brief [PDF]

Climate Change

Climate change is not just an environmental issue but one with severe socioeconomic implications, particularly in developing countries. Over the past decade, IDA's aggregate commitments specifically targeting the environment have been around US $9 billion.
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Gender

IDA resources are helping low-income countries pay closer attention to gender issues that hold back development. Since the 1970s, the gap between girls’ and boys’ primary school attendance has been reduced dramatically.
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The Bank's Gender work in IDA countries[PDF]

Food Crisis

In response to the severity of the food crisis and the need for prompt action, the World Bank Group set up the Global Food Crisis Response Program (GFRP) in May 2008 to provide immediate relief to countries hard hit by food high prices.

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IDA's Approach in Fragile States

How does IDA work in countries with weak institutional capacity, poor governance, political instability, and sometimes violence? Read more

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Afghanistan; Haiti; Lao PDR; Sierra Leone